The wildfire on Chetamon Mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, continues to burn through the forested area 15 kilometres north of the Jasper townsite.
Parks Canada says there is presently no threat of the fire harming the townsite itself, but restoring power to the municipality and the damage caused to the transmission line is a deepening concern.
All campsites in Jasper National Park have been closed and visitors are advised not to return until regular power has been restored.
ATCO, the electric company responsible for providing power in the community, estimated it would take weeks to repair the main power grid. On Sept. 8, ATCO announced that two-thirds of power had been restored to the Jasper townsite, but another outage occurred at 9:45 a.m. due to technical difficulties….